If you have a job without any aggravations, you don't have a job. -Malcolm S. Forbes

I          AM          DONE.

Started working: May 10th

Stopped working: July 29th

Windows-Blue

Tank foundations-Crimson

Rails in the Caustic Loading area-Yellow

Safety poles-Yellow

Doors-Blue

I am completely exhausted.

I now have 5 days in Florence of being a kid with friends and staying out till the sun rises and living my life with my arms, face, legs, and clothes free of paint.

From left to right:

Bo: Would come in every day to break and lunch with a big smile on his face and say, "Whatchyall doin'?"

Seth: The other summer college worker.

Kent: He and Seth would talk about Alabama football every single day (which made me miserable) and would also sing me songs that had Sarah in the title. He also played in a band with Johnny Cash once.

Big Dave: A gentle giant. We always had great conversations about food.

(sitting)Donald: Retiring in December. My grandfather taught him in trade school. He is always the one that gets pranked. Either he or my dad.

Billy: Working in the same place and spending almost every day with him has definitely given us a better relationship. For that, I am very thankful.

Duwayne: Sat by me every day at lunch and is absolutely precious.

Corsby: Probably my favorite of all of them because we had a real connection. Everyday, he would force me to eat a peanut butter cracker, offer me dip, tell me stories, laugh at me, make me turn red, and at the very end...he gave me a cantaloupe and said, "Be good, little'n."

Everyone in the entire chemical plant treated me like their daughter, granddaughter, or their little sister in Seth's case. Everyone would call me, "Dear, Darlin', Little'n, Sweetie, Honey, Baby, or Hun." My summer has been filled with making memories and laughter and working there really was a blessing. There's just something about watching fifty and sixty year old men prank each other, scare each other, or laugh until they cry that just fills me with joy. The people in this picture are the people that I built relationships with and they all have had an impact on my life and left a lasting impression.